Search Results - "Environmental monitoring and assessment"

The relative impact of toxic heavy metals (THMs) (arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb)) on the total environment: an overview by Rahman, Zeeshanur, Singh, Ved Pal

“…Certain five heavy metals viz. arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) are non-threshold toxins and can exert toxic effects…”
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Airborne microplastics: a review study on method for analysis, occurrence, movement and risks by Enyoh, Christian Ebere, Verla, Andrew Wirnkor, Verla, Evelyn Ngozi, Ibe, Francis Chizoruo, Amaobi, Collins Emeka

“…Microplastics (of size < 5 mm) pollution in our environment is of current concern by researchers, public media and non-governmental organizations. Implications…”
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Transfer of heavy metals through terrestrial food webs: a review by Gall, Jillian E., Boyd, Robert S., Rajakaruna, Nishanta

“…Heavy metals are released into the environment by both anthropogenic and natural sources. Highly reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may enter…”
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Plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems: macro-, meso-, and microplastic debris in a floodplain lake by Blettler, Martin C. M., Ulla, Maria Alicia, Rabuffetti, Ana Pia, Garello, Nicolás

“…Plastic pollution is considered an important environmental problem by the United Nations Environment Programme, and it is identified, alongside climate change,…”
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Indices of soil contamination by heavy metals – methodology of calculation for pollution assessment (minireview) by Weissmannová, Helena Doležalová, Pavlovský, Jiří

“…This article provides the assessment of heavy metal soil pollution with using the calculation of various pollution indices and contains also summarization of…”
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Heavy metals from non-exhaust vehicle emissions in urban and motorway road dusts by Adamiec, Ewa, Jarosz-Krzemińska, Elżbieta, Wieszała, Robert

“…The main sources of non-exhaust vehicular emissions that contribute to road dust are tire, brake and clutch wear, road surface wear, and other vehicle and road…”
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Microplastic/nanoplastic toxicity in plants: an imminent concern by Roy, Tapati, Dey, Thuhin K., Jamal, Mamun

“…The toxic impact of microplastics/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in plants and the food chain has recently become a top priority. Several research articles highlighted…”
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Microplastics in municipal wastewater treatment plants in Turkey: a comparison of the influent and secondary effluent concentrations by Gündoğdu, Sedat, Çevik, Cem, Güzel, Evşen, Kilercioğlu, Serdar

“…Wastewater treatment plants are one of the primary pathways through which microplastics enter aquatic environments. In this study, we have determined the…”
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Presence of thallium in the environment: sources of contaminations, distribution and monitoring methods by Karbowska, Bozena

“…Thallium is released into the biosphere from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It is generally present in the environment at low levels; however, human…”
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Plant-driven removal of heavy metals from soil: uptake, translocation, tolerance mechanism, challenges, and future perspectives by Thakur, Sveta, Singh, Lakhveer, Wahid, Zularisam Ab, Siddiqui, Muhammad Faisal, Atnaw, Samson Mekbib, Din, Mohd Fadhil Md

“…Increasing heavy metal (HM) concentrations in the soil have become a significant problem in the modern industrialized world due to several anthropogenic…”
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Development of river water quality indices—a review by Sutadian, Arief Dhany, Muttil, Nitin, Yilmaz, Abdullah Gokhan, Perera, B. J. C

“…The use of water quality indices (WQIs) as a tool to evaluate the status of water quality in rivers has been introduced since the 1960s. The WQI transforms…”
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Effect of different industrial activities on soil heavy metal pollution, ecological risk, and health risk by Long, Zhijie, Huang, Yi, Zhang, Wei, Shi, Zhangliang, Yu, Daming, Chen, Ying, Liu, Chao, Wang, Rui

“…Soil heavy metal (Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, V, As) concentrations in different areas were analyzed to investigate the effects of different industrial activities on…”
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Contaminants of emerging concern: a review of new approach in AOP technologies by Salimi, Maryam, Esrafili, Ali, Gholami, Mitra, Jonidi Jafari, Ahmad, Rezaei Kalantary, Roshanak, Farzadkia, Mahdi, Kermani, Majid, Sobhi, Hamid Reza

“…The presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs),…”
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A comprehensive review of climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation on environmental and natural calamities in Pakistan by Hussain, Mudassar, Butt, Abdul Rahman, Uzma, Faiza, Ahmed, Rafay, Irshad, Samina, Rehman, Abdul, Yousaf, Balal

“…The devastations and damages caused by climate change are apparent across the globe, specifically in the South Asian region where vulnerabilities to climate…”
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Heavy metal contamination in urban surface sediments: sources, distribution, contamination control, and remediation by Hanfi, Mohamed Y., Mostafa, Mostafa Y. A., Zhukovsky, Michael V.

“…Urban road sediments act as large basins for heavy metal contaminants produced as a result of natural processes and anthropogenic activities. This study is…”
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Heavy metal accumulation in rosemary leaves and stems exposed to traffic-related pollution near Adana-İskenderun Highway (Hatay, Turkey) by Bozdogan Sert, Elif, Turkmen, Musa, Cetin, Mehmet

“…Pollution has become a problem on a global scale and poses a significant risk in terms of human health and natural ecosystems. Generally, the biggest sources…”
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Groundwater potential mapping using C5.0, random forest, and multivariate adaptive regression spline models in GIS by Golkarian, Ali, Naghibi, Seyed Amir, Kalantar, Bahareh, Pradhan, Biswajeet

“…Ever increasing demand for water resources for different purposes makes it essential to have better understanding and knowledge about water resources. As…”
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Heavy metal pollution of street dust in the largest city of Mexico, sources and health risk assessment by Aguilera, Anahi, Bautista, Francisco, Gutiérrez-Ruiz, Margarita, Ceniceros-Gómez, Agueda E., Cejudo, Rubén, Goguitchaichvili, Avto

“…In large industrialized cities, tons of particles containing heavy metals are released into the environment and accumulate on street surfaces. Such particles…”
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Flash flood susceptibility analysis and its mapping using different bivariate models in Iran: a comparison between Shannon’s entropy, statistical index, and weighting factor models by Khosravi, Khabat, Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza, Chapi, Kamran, Bahri, Masoumeh

“…Flooding is a very common worldwide natural hazard causing large-scale casualties every year; Iran is not immune to this thread as well. Comprehensive flood…”
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Spatial–temporal distribution and pollution indices of heavy metals in the Turnasuyu Stream sediment, Turkey by Tepe, Yalçın, Şimşek, Arife, Ustaoğlu, Fikret, Taş, Beyhan

“…The potential contamination levels and human health risk of heavy metals in sediment of the Turnasuyu Stream in Ordu, Turkey, were evaluated comprehensively by…”
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